Hame-tug



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' M. E. LASHER HAME TUG.

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NiTED STATES ATENT OFFICE.,

MORGAN LASHER, OF OHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS.

HAM E-TUG;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,944, datedSeptember 9, 1884.

Application filed February 15, 1884. (No modeL To all whom, it 171,657/concern,.-

Be it known that I, MORGAN E. LAsHER, of Champaign, in the county ofChampaign and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and 'usefulImprovements in Haine-Tags; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form part of this speciiication.

This invention relates to hame-tugs; and it has for its object toproduce a device which shall be simple in construction, durable, and

which may be easily adjusted to horses ot" different sizes.

To this end my invention consists in the improved construction andarrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, andpointed ont in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure lis a side view of a haine-tugembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same. Fig. 3is a cross-section on the line x x in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is alongitudinal sectional view illustrating a modification.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

A designates the haine-tug, which consists, preferably, of a sheath ofleather inclosing a light metallic bar, C. The latter is provided withopenings D, surrounded by iianges E, which extend through perforationsin the outer covering of the tug, and which serve as trace attachments,and also for the purpose of holding the parts firmly together. In lieuof a single metal bar, as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3 of the drawings, aVseries of short bars, suitably jointed by means of hooks, hinges, orother connecting devices,inay be used, thus forming a iiexible tug, asshown in Fig. 4. The front end of the metallic portion of the tug isprovided with a suitable hameclip, F. The rear end of the metallicportion of the tug is left uncovered by the outer portion of leathersheathing, and upon itis. tted a slide, G, the upper and lower sides ofwhich are provided with loops I:I and I, serving for the attachment,respectively, of the back and belly band. The rear end of the slide Gisprovided with an outwardlyextending loop, J, under which passes thetrace,which is to be attached to the tug in the manner already setforth.

The slide G may be attached to the metallic strap C by means of a pin orcatch, K, of any suitable construction; or it may be left free to slideand adjust itself with the back and belly band automatically to the sizeof the horse.

The slide G may have cast or otherwise -formed on the inside cross-barsthe pins a, and

the back-band billet may be formed with apertures Z1, adapted to beengaged by the pins, and the billet may be extended down through theloops H I, so as to form the belly-band billet, thus obviating the usualbuckles, leather loops, and stitching, and rendering the hametug morereadily adjustable upon the backband.

The rear end of 'the metallic strap Gis connected to the leathersheathing by means of a riveted block, L, which serves to prevent theslide G from becoming accidentally detached from thetug.

The operation of this invention will be readily understood from theforegoing description, taken in connection with the drawings heretoannexed.

The construction is simple and inexpensive, andis equally adapted forrigid and flexible tugs. The adjustment is simple and easily effected,and enables the harness to be converted in a moments time to' suithorses of any size.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesl.The combination, in a hame-tug having a longitudinal metallic core, ofan adjustable slide adapted to be moved longitudinally on the tug, andprovided with loops extending in an upward, downward, and outwarddirection, substantially as and for the purposes speciiied.

2. The combination, with a llame-tug having a metallic core, of alongitudinally-adjustable slide having npwardly, downwardly, andoutwardly extending loops, and mechanism for securing the slide in anydesired position, as set forth.

3. In a hame-tug,the combination of a leather sheathing, a metallic corehaving ,openings surrounded by flanges that extend through the outerpart of the sheathing, a slide having an outwardly-extending loop, thetrace passing IOO through the said loop, and means for connecting thesaine to any one of the flanged openings of the core, substantially asset forth.

4. As an improvement in haine-tugs, the combination of va leathersheathing, a metallic core having openings provided with flanges thatextend through the outer side of the said sheathing, a haine-clip at thefront end of the said core, a slide iitted upon lthe rear end of saidcore, and having upwardly, downwardly, and outwardly extending loops, ariveted block connecting` the rear end of the core with the inner sideofthe sheathing, and means for securing the slide in any desiredposition upon the exposed portion of the core, substantially Vas Setforth.

5. In combination with the slide of the haine-tug, the slide havingloops,as described, and provided with pins adapted to engage aperturesin the back-band billet, which is passed through the loops,substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix niy signaturein presence of two witnesses.

MORGAN E. LASIIER.

IVitnesscs:

GEO. F. BEARDsLnv, Y Gno. W. IIARwooD.

